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enGermanwings Crash: 'Suicide' Doesn't Seem To Tell The Storyhttp://wcqs.org/post/germanwings-crash-suicide-doesnt-seem-tell-story
As NPR reports about <a href="http://www.npr.org/tags/395266238/germanwings-flight-4u-9525" target="_blank">the crash of a Germanwings passenger jet</a> and the deaths of all 150 people on board, one of the words editors are weighing carefully is "suicide."<p><a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2015/03/27/395706629/report-germanwings-co-pilot-treated-for-depression" target="_blank">Investigators have said</a> they believe co-pilot Andreas Lubitz deliberately flew the plane into a mountain in the French Alps.<p>Suicide, <em>Websters New Word College Dictionary</em> says, is the act of Sun, 29 Mar 2015 16:20:19 +0000Mark Memmott32034 at http://wcqs.orgGermanwings Crash: 'Suicide' Doesn't Seem To Tell The StoryThere's A Reason We Say 'Self-Declared Islamic State'http://wcqs.org/post/theres-reason-we-say-self-declared-islamic-state
Eight months <a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/06/10/320613630/insurgent-group-claims-large-part-of-iraqs-second-largest-city" target="_blank">after a notorious group of fighters in Iraq and Syria became regular characters</a> in the news, NPR still begins most of its reports with words such as these:<p>-- "Self-declared Islamic State."<p>-- "Self-proclaimed Islamic State."<p>-- "The group that calls itself the Islamic State."<p>Some NPR listeners and NPR.org users have questioned why the qualifiers are still being used.Sat, 21 Feb 2015 14:20:00 +0000Mark Memmott30294 at http://wcqs.orgThere's A Reason We Say 'Self-Declared Islamic State'Why You're Not Seeing Those 'Charlie Hebdo' Cartoonshttp://wcqs.org/post/why-youre-not-seeing-those-charlie-hebdo-cartoons
Wednesday's attack at the Paris office of the satirical weekly <em>Charlie Hebdo</em> is thought to have been the work of killers who believe cartoons can be so offensive that they justified the murder of 12 people.<p>News organizations and people around the world obviously believe the opposite — that no one deserves to die just because he's rude, crude or otherwise obnoxious. Free speech includes the right to be offensive.<p>The cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad that <em>Charlie Hebdo</em> posted in recent years are part of the story of this week's attack.Sat, 10 Jan 2015 12:50:00 +0000Mark Memmott28274 at http://wcqs.orgWhy You're Not Seeing Those 'Charlie Hebdo' Cartoons'Fewer' Or 'Less?' The Express Lane Language Debate http://wcqs.org/post/fewer-or-less-express-lane-language-debate
<p>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7E-aoXLZGY</p>Sat, 06 Dec 2014 12:48:00 +0000Mark Memmott26776 at http://wcqs.org'Fewer' Or 'Less?' The Express Lane Language Debate Before This Blogger Moves On, He Wants To Say Thankshttp://wcqs.org/post/blogger-moves-he-wants-say-thanks
The Two-Way is just shy of its fifth anniversary, on May 13.<p>This blogger has written just over 9,700 posts for NPR — almost 9,500 of them for The Two-Way.<p>It seems like a good time to move on.<p>Next week, I'll be on vacation.Fri, 25 Apr 2014 18:36:00 +0000Mark Memmott17209 at http://wcqs.orgBefore This Blogger Moves On, He Wants To Say ThanksNew Manchester United Skipper Vows To Make Fans Smile Againhttp://wcqs.org/post/new-manchester-united-skipper-vows-make-fans-smile-again
The biggest sports story of the week for millions of football (soccer) fans around the world was the sacking of David Moyes as manager of England's Manchester United, one of the <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonbelzer/2014/04/10/manchester-united-vs-real-madrid-tilt-at-university-of-michigan-stadium-sells-out-in-24-hours/" target="_blank">two most valuable sports franchises</a> on the planet.<p>Moyes lasted less than a season as <a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/05/09/182579340/evertons-moyes-to-replace-ferguson-at-man-united" target="_blank">successor to the legendaryFri, 25 Apr 2014 16:43:00 +0000Mark Memmott17201 at http://wcqs.orgNew Manchester United Skipper Vows To Make Fans Smile AgainRecovery Of Bodies From Sunken Ferry Growing More Difficulthttp://wcqs.org/post/recovery-bodies-sunken-ferry-growing-more-difficult
The news Friday from the site of South Korea's ferry disaster includes word that:<p>-- "At least 185 passengers had been confirmed dead, with 117 others still missing." (<a href="http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2014/04/25/34/0302000000AEN20140425001852315F.html" target="_blank">Yonhap News</a>)<p>-- Prosecutors have "officially attributed the sinking ...Fri, 25 Apr 2014 15:44:00 +0000Mark Memmott17194 at http://wcqs.orgRecovery Of Bodies From Sunken Ferry Growing More DifficultRussia's Credit Rating Cut To Just Above 'Junk'http://wcqs.org/post/russias-credit-rating-cut-just-above-junk
Saying that "the <a href="http://www.npr.org/tags/126978660/ukraine" target="_blank">tense geopolitical situation between Russia and Ukraine</a>" could accelerate the already heavy flow of money coming out of Russia, <a href="http://www.standardandpoors.com/en_US/web/guest/home" target="_blank">Standard & Poor's</a> on Friday cut that nation's credit rating to just above "junk" level.<p>What's more, S&P says it doesn't expect things to improve anytime soon:<p><blockquote><p>"In our view, Russia's political institutions remain comparatively weak and political power is highly centralized.Fri, 25 Apr 2014 14:22:00 +0000Mark Memmott17193 at http://wcqs.orgVIDEO: At White House, Girl Hands Father's Resume To First Ladyhttp://wcqs.org/post/video-white-house-girl-hands-fathers-resume-first-lady
<p>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nXDPxrt3v4</p>Fri, 25 Apr 2014 13:53:00 +0000Mark Memmott17192 at http://wcqs.orgVIDEO: At White House, Girl Hands Father's Resume To First LadyFresh Avalanches On Everest Appear To End Climbs In Nepalhttp://wcqs.org/post/fresh-avalanches-everest-appear-end-climbs-nepal
High up on the Nepalese side of Mount Everest, fresh ice avalanches on Friday made it "almost certain that no one will summit the world's highest mountain from Nepal during this year's climbing season," <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/25/us-nepal-everest-idUSBREA3H06L20140425" target="_blank">Reuters writes</a>.<p>The ice did not injure anyone. But it came crashing through the same area where 16 Sherpa guides died one week ago in an avalanche — the single deadliest day ever known on Everest.Fri, 25 Apr 2014 12:18:00 +0000Mark Memmott17190 at http://wcqs.orgFresh Avalanches On Everest Appear To End Climbs In Nepal